Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 289th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Road (ME2 2LD) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Road (ME2 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sealand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rileys Park Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilac Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sealand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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